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Morarji Desai. Morarji Ranchhodji Desai [1] (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) [2] was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as ...
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Apr 6, 2024 · Morarji Desai (born Feb. 29, 1896, Bhadeli, Gujarat province, India—died April 10, 1995, Bombay [now Mumbai]) was the prime minister of India (1977–79), and the first leader of sovereign India not to represent the long-ruling Indian National Congress party. The son of a village teacher, Desai was educated at the University of Bombay (now ...
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Apr 11, 1995 · Morarji Desai was born in February 1896, the son of a schoolteacher, in the village of Bhadeli near Surat, a port city in Gujarat. He went to school in Gujarat and later moved to Bombay, where he ...
Shri Morarji Desai. March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 | Janata Party. Shri Morarji Desai was born on February 29, 1896 in Bhadeli village, now in the Bulsar district of Gujarat. His father was a school teacher and a strict disciplinarian. From his childhood, young Morarji learnt from his father the value of hard work and truthfulness under all ...
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Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (February 29, 1896 – April 10, 1995) was an Indian independence activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India from 1977-1979. He was the first Indian Prime Minister who did not belong to the Indian National Congress. Before India's independence he served as Revenue Minister of Bombay (1937 to 1939 and in 1946.
May 21, 2022 · Morarji Desai won from Surat by defeating Congress candidate Chauhan Jashvantsingh Dan Singh and subsequently took the oath as the PM. Born on February 29, 1896 in Bhadeli village, now in Valsad (then known as Bulsar) district, in Gujarat, Desai joined civil services in the then Bombay province in 1918 after completing his graduation.
Apr 30, 1995 · Morarji Desai: 1896-1995. It was the quintessential Morarji Desai reaction. Among his many callers in Bombay last February 28 as he stepped into his 100th year was Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, who, among other things, informed him about the Government's plans for his centenary celebrations.
